#WorldBloggersDayNG: GPBN enjoins its members to stay away from blackmail

Today 2nd of May, the Guild of Professional Bloggers of Nigeria (GPBN) marks World Bloggers Day #WorldBloggersDayNG World Bloggers Day a day set aside to recognise the different roles of bloggers in the era of online media revolution. #WorldBloggersDayNG

Blogging is a form of social networking service where Bloggers do not only produce content to post on their blogs, but also build social relations with their readers and other bloggers. 
 The job of the blogger is one of the most "addictive" jobs there is because you're "at work" always, wherever you are. It requires hard-work to collect interesting information, and find content truly worthy to show to readers. 
 Blogging started with the first blog Links.net, created by Justin Hall, while he was a student at Swarthmore College in 1994. 
At that time it was not called a Blog, he referred to it as his personal homepage. 
In 1997 Jorn Barger coined the word “weblog”.
The term was created to reflect the process of “logging the web” as he browsed. 1998 marks the first known instance of a blog on a traditional news site, when Jonathan Dube blogged Hurricane Bonnie for The Charlotte Observer.
 “Weblog” was shortened to “blog” in 1999 by programmer Peter Merholz.
 It’s not until five years later that Merriam-Webster declares the word their word of the year. The art of blogging started in Nigeria in 2006. #WorldBloggersDayNG Among the first blog sites are those by Linda Ikeji, BellaNaija, NotJustOk, Nairaland among others. 
 NairaLand is however bigger than just a blog. It is forum. 
 These pioneers laid the foundation for the rise and growth of the Nigerian blogosphere.   Today, there are over a thousand Nigerian Blogs on the web with various specialization. 
The Guild of Professional Bloggers of Nigeria (GPBN,) is a body of bloggers set up in 2016 to primarily regulate the activities of blogging in the country.
As a professional blogging group, it was founded by like minds men and women who have passion for responsible blogging and have been navigating the terrain with professional finesse. 
  The GPBN was equally set up to create a standard for the practice of blogging and to engage major stakeholders towards ensuring accountability in governance and in an atmosphere of responsible online journalism practice. 
 The Guild was also set up to see to it that the practice of blogging is not abused or used as an avenue to blackmail or settle scores among individuals by  encouraging specialised training and ensuring re-training of members in up to date international beat practices as guided by the Cyber Crimes Act 2015.
 To mark the 2018 World Bloggers Day, the Guild enjoins all Bloggers in its fold to continue to practice responsible reportage of social issues dispassionately and objectively, informing the general public about developments relevant to everyday existence.
 The GPBN also enjoins it's members to continue to be the standard bearers of professionalism in journalism and in the service of Nigerian people and our motherland #WorldBloggersDayNG . -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------